Quiz 9:  East Asia

1. Which of the following countries was the first highly developed country in East Asia, significantly ahead of any other East Asian state in its level of economic development?

         A. Japan                                  B. South Korea                          C. China

         D. North Korea                        E. Mongolia

 2. The Chinese were, historically:

         A. isolated from much of the rest of the world

         B. anxious to play a major role in world affairs

         C. conquerors of much of Africa at various times in their history

         D. rulers over Japan

         E. rulers over much of northern India

3. The greatest lasting impact of Confucianism occurred in the area of Chinese ____________.

         A. agricultural practices            B. education                               C. economic processes

         D. social class relationships and the peasantry                             E. democratic politics

4. The major water project in central China that may lead to environmental damage is:

         A. Liao Dam                          B. Grand Canal                       C. Three Gorges Dam

         D. Great Wall Dam                 E. Songhua

5. The leading city of the Xi (West)/Pearl River Delta, and the urban focus for much of South China, is:

         A. Tangshan                           B. Guangzhou                         C.   Shanghai

         D. Tianjin                               E. Beijing

6. The country which acts as a buffer between Russia and China is:

         A. Mongolia                           B. Siberia                               C. Sakha Republic

         D. Korea                                E. Manchuria

7. Japan’s natural landscapes:

         A. resemble those of populous South Asia: wide alluvial valleys crowded by millions of farmers, plateau country elsewhere

         B. being tropical, consists of dense stands of forest and clearings of farmland

         C. are mountainous and hilly, with flat land at a premium

         D. consist of all the usual landforms except mountains, which are not found anywhere on the islands

         E. delayed Japan’s modernization by inhibiting contact and communications with the Asian mainland

8.  Japan’s largest and main island, containing the Japanese capital and almost all of its core area is:

  A. Kyushu                              B. Honshu                              C. Shikoku

  D. Hokkaido                           C. Taiwan 

9. The primate city and capital of South Korea is:
         A. Busan                                B. Pyongyang                         C. Taipei
         D. Seoul                                 E. Canton 

10. Taiwan is off the coast of:
         A. Australia                            B. China                                 C. India
         D. Africa                               E. Japan